Barrister Khalid Khursheed becomes GB chief minister

barrister, khalid, khursheed, PTI, neo tv, Gilgit-Baltistan
Caption: barrister, khalid, khursheed, PTI, neo tv, Gilgit-Baltistan

Gilgit (Web Desk): PTI candidate Barrister Khalid Khursheed has been elected as new chief minister of Gilgit-Baltistan.

Barrister Khursheed secured 22 votes, while joint opposition’s candidate advocate Amjad Hussain got nine votes.

Earlier, the PTI had announced that it was set to form its government in GB after grabbing 10 seats in the general elections. But after gaining the support of six independent winners and allotment of six reserved seats, PTI secured 22 out of the 33 seats in the Assembly.